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Felipe Mora, the newest tool the Portland Timbers didn't actually needed

By Fredi Roman

The Chilenian striker Felipe Mora has been hot lately, His goal against the Earthquakes was his third in three consecutive games. And this is the second time he scored in three games on a row.

The Chilenian striker Felipe Mora has been hot lately, His goal against the Earthquakes was his third in three consecutive games. And this is the second time he scored in three games on a row.

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Jeremy Ebobisse, for himself, it's a machine. Arguably the best player in the league right now, the American winger totalize eight goals for the Timbers. He counts on the dreamed assistant, Diego Valeri, too. On the left corner of the attack remains the dynamic Colombian Yimmi Chará. And Polish Jaroslaw Niezgoda is back and scoring. That's an amazing attacking group. But the Timbers have an extra card: the Chilenian Felipe Mora, who is displaying his best form of the season right now.

With his goal against San José Earthquakes, Mora totalize three consecutive games where he scored at list once. Moreover: it's the second time in the season he scored on three games on a row. Just him and league's second top scorer Gyasi Zardes can show this kind of numbers.

Felipe Mora now has seven goals. He is the team's second top scorer, equalize with Diego Valeri and one goal behind Ebobisse. But Mora has started only five of the nine games he has played for Portland. That ranks him as the team top-scorer coming off the bench, with three goals. 

There are four teams with players who have scored more goals than Jeremy Ebobisse. But there's now team with three different players among the fifteen top scorers of the league. That can explain how is it that the Timbers ranks second in goals scored, with 36, just two less than Los Angeles FC. The other reason is that their bench is collaborating. And Felipe Mora has a lot to do with that. 


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